Masjid al-Qiblatayn
Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Masjid al-Qiblatayn
The Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Arabic: مسجد القبلتين, lit. 'Mosque of the Two Directions'), also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, is a historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) north-west of the Prophet's Mosque. The mosque is believed by Muslims to be the place where the final Islamic prophet, Muhammad, received the command to change the Qibla (direction of prayer) from Jerusalem to Mecca. The mosque was built by Sawad ibn Ghanam ibn Ka'ab during the year 2 AH (623 CE) and is one of the two mosques in the world (the other being Mandhry Mosque in Mombasa, Kenya) to have contained two mihrabs (niches indicating the qibla) in different directions.
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